On the night of October 16, at about 04:30 am, the policemen of the one of the groups performing the night service of the Arabkir Division of the State Police General Protection Department noticed two persons at the entrance to Victory Park in.

Mr. Edgar Janoyan, Head of the Media Relations, Analysis and Information Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia said this to Iravaban.net .

“When they saw the patrol car they ran away. Police officers pursued them and caught them on Liberty Avenue. The persons resisted. One of them grabbed the pistol of one of the policemen and fired on one of them, and hit the other policeman with the grip. Then they ran away from the crime scene . As a result of the gunshot wound, 38-year-old Tigran Arakelyan, a police officer of Arabkir Division, died.

A criminal case has been initiated in connection with the incident. Operative investigative measures and investigative actions are being undertaken to find out all the circumstances of the incident, to identify the perpetrators and to find them,” he said.

The police express their condolences to the family members and relatives of our colleague who died performing his duty, sharing the deep sadness of the loss.